Kostadin Fikiin

Kostadin Fikiin

Technical University of Sofia

H-index: 16

Europe-Bulgaria

About Kostadin Fikiin

Kostadin Fikiin, With an exceptional h-index of 16 and a recent h-index of 10 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Technical University of Sofia, specializes in the field of food engineering, refrigeration, cold chain, heat transfer, energy conversion and efficiency.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Promoting plant-based “superfoods” – a delicate balance between health benefits and sustainability challenges

‘Isochoric freezing’: Ambitions and reality

Air infiltration control to reduce hygiene hazards in refrigerated food processing and storage facilities

The first of its kind EU legislation on renewable cooling: Status and challenges

A lauded refrigeration technique and resource-efficiency of frozen food industry

Multipurpose system for cryogenic energy storage and tri-generation in a food factory: a case study of producing frozen french fries

Authentic form and origin of a popular predictive equation for specific heat capacity of unfrozen foods

Strategic research and innovation agenda for climate-neutral heating and cooling in Europe

Kostadin Fikiin Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

1167

Citations(since 2020)

547

Cited By

763

hIndex(all)

16

hIndex(since 2020)

10

i10Index(all)

21

i10Index(since 2020)

12

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Technical University of Sofia

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Kostadin Fikiin Skills & Research Interests

food engineering

refrigeration

cold chain

heat transfer

energy conversion and efficiency

Top articles of Kostadin Fikiin

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Promoting plant-based “superfoods” – a delicate balance between health benefits and sustainability challenges

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Aneta Popova

Dasha Mihaylova

Kostadin Fikiin

2023/12/23

‘Isochoric freezing’: Ambitions and reality

Journal of Food Engineering

Kostadin Fikiin

Stepan Akterian

Alain Le Bail

James Carson

Trygve M Eikevik

2023/7/1

Air infiltration control to reduce hygiene hazards in refrigerated food processing and storage facilities

Frank Moerman

Kostadin Fikiin

Judith Evans

Alan M Foster

2023/1/1

The first of its kind EU legislation on renewable cooling: Status and challenges

Kostadin Fikiin

Didier Coulomb

2022/5/1

A lauded refrigeration technique and resource-efficiency of frozen food industry

Kostadin Fikiin

Stepan Akterian

2022/10/1

Multipurpose system for cryogenic energy storage and tri-generation in a food factory: a case study of producing frozen french fries

Applied Sciences

Dimityr Popov

Stepan Akterian

Kostadin Fikiin

Borislav Stankov

2021/8/26

Authentic form and origin of a popular predictive equation for specific heat capacity of unfrozen foods

International Journal of Refrigeration

Kostadin Fikiin

2021/6/1

Strategic research and innovation agenda for climate-neutral heating and cooling in Europe

Andreu Angel

Magdalena Berberich

Wolfgang Birk

Christoph Brunner

Marco Calderoni

...

2020

Do raw eggs need to be refrigerated along the food chain?: Is the current EU regulation ensuring high-quality shell eggs for the European consumers?

Kostadin Fikiin

Stepan Akterian

Borislav Stankov

2020/6/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 45
Claudio Zilio

Claudio Zilio

Università degli Studi di Padova

H-index: 35
graeme maidment

graeme maidment

London South Bank University

H-index: 17
Jonathan Radcliffe

Jonathan Radcliffe

University of Birmingham

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